Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell

8 reviews

sydapel's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I'm going to be so honest - I likely have no business giving this book a rating because so much of the humor and what I'm sure are well known tropes in the gay community when right over my cishet white girl brain. However, I did find the style and storytelling to be delightful in all it's chaos. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Addiction

indeedithappens's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racism, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cultural appropriation, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

beeoe's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

aratonthefloor's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Addiction, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

burnsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A series of short stories about boyfriends, lovers, and the experience of gay racialized young men in america.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual content

moraofthestory's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug use, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Homophobia

Minor: Suicide attempt and Incest

kennethwade's review against another edition

dark funny sad

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Brontez Purnell’s unique voice shines through in this collection of queer short stories and vignettes. The characters that we follow are mostly queer men who make bad decisions and have lots of sex with lots of partners. This collection is an interesting mixture of dark and light. Most of the stories are enjoyable, although a few of them don’t necessarily come to any conclusions. I’m going to have to read more of Purnell’s work because this collection was thoroughly engaging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Racism

abitdicier's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, and Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

Minor: Excrement, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt